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GLSA-200707-09 : GIMP: Multiple integer overflows

medium Nessus Plugin ID 25791

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200707-09 (GIMP: Multiple integer overflows)

 Sean Larsson from iDefense Labs discovered multiple integer overflows in various GIMP plugins (CVE-2006-4519). Stefan Cornelius from Secunia Research discovered an integer overflow in the seek_to_and_unpack_pixeldata() function when processing PSD files (CVE-2007-2949).
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted image file, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running GIMP.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All GIMP users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-gfx/gimp-2.2.16'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200707-09

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 25791

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200707-09.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Published: 7/27/2007

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:gimp, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 7/25/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-4519, CVE-2007-2949

CWE: 189

GLSA: 200707-09